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Scala AI City

Scala Data Centers' campus at Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Scala AI City, the campus at Eldorado do Sul, received public notice on 10 September 2026 of its approved link to Brazil's National Grid. The connection is set at 120 MW from January 2028.

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Key Question

When will Scala's AI City campus in Brazil connect to the national grid?

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#16 7 Oct

Mentioned in: Brazil auctions its grid to data centres

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#15 15 Sept

Mentioned in: Lula signs Redata law with water cap

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#15 10 Sept

Brazil links Scala Data Centers' AI City

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Background

Scala AI City is the data-centre campus Scala Data Centers is developing at Eldorado do Sul, in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The name separates it from the unrelated Rio AI City project elsewhere in Brazil.

The campus belongs to Scala's Latin American data-centre estate. Its design depends on high-voltage supply, and its approved national-grid link fixes that supply at 120 MW from January 2028.

Brazil's grid grew harder to reach after the campus secured its link. When Brazil first auctioned connection capacity, on 6 and 7 October 2026, bids for four São Paulo points ran at about twice the 228 MW available.

Key Issues
Power supply

The campus wins its grid link

Brazil's electricity regulator signed the campus's connection order, Despacho 3.506, on 3 September 2026, and the gazette carried it on 10 September. Power will reach Eldorado do Sul through a new cut into the 525 kV Guaiba 3 to Nova Santa Rita transmission line.

The order gives Scala AI City a fixed date and size for its supply: 120 MW from January 2028, under the grid operator's access opinion. Five days after the notice, Brazil's Redata law set the tax terms for builds like it, with relief tied to water use of 0.05 litres per kilowatt-hour, checked every year.

Common Questions
What is Scala AI City?
Scala AI City is Scala Data Centers' campus at Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Brazil's grid regulator Aneel authorised its connection to The National transmission grid in September 2026, with the connection set for January 2028 at 120 MW.Source: data-centres briefing
Is Scala AI City the same as Rio AI City?
No. Scala AI City is Scala Data Centers' campus at Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. It is a separate project from Rio AI City, a differently sited Brazilian data-centre campus.Source: data-centres briefing
What is Scala's initial investment in its Eldorado do Sul project?
Scala announced an initial investment of US$500m in the Eldorado do Sul project.Source: https://scaladatacenters.com/en/with-an-initial-investment-of-usd-500-million-scala-data-centers-and-rio-grande-do-sul-government-sign-agreement-for-largest-digital-infrastructure-project-in-the-state-of-southern-brazil/
What is Scala's initial computing capacity at Eldorado do Sul?
Scala announced an initial computing capacity of 54 MW for the project.Source: https://scaladatacenters.com/en/with-an-initial-investment-of-usd-500-million-scala-data-centers-and-rio-grande-do-sul-government-sign-agreement-for-largest-digital-infrastructure-project-in-the-state-of-southern-brazil/

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